Suggested preparation: Microeconomic theory, calculus and basic game theory.
Optional preparation: Free MIT Course: Microeconomics: Markets, Competition and Consumer Choice.
About this course
Analyze how firms compete and how market structure affects their choices. Advanced MIT lectures examine pricing, product differentiation, entry, technology platforms and limits to fully rational behavior.
Topics and lesson examples
- Lecture 01: Monopoly Pricing and Durable Goods, Part 1
- Lecture 06: Static Competition and Models of Differentiation, Part 2
- Lecture 13: Search, Part 3
- Lecture 19: Strategic Investment, Part 2
- Lecture 26: Online Markets, Part 2
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 26 |
| Video duration | 35h 6m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Microeconomic theory, calculus and basic game theory.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Industrial Organization and Market Competition | Professional | Lecture 01: Monopoly Pricing and Durable Goods, Part 1 · Lecture 06: Static Competition and Models of Differentiation, Part 2 · Lecture 13: Search, Part 3 | 35h 6m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Microeconomics: Markets, Competition and Consumer Choice | Beginner | Lec 1: Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Supply & Demand · Lec 4: Demand Curves and Income/Substitution Effects · Lec 9: Supply and Demand & Consumer/Producer Surplus | 20h 26m of video; practice time is additional |
| Firm Behavior and Market Structures: Free Course | Beginner | Market structures · Economic profit · Monopoly | 2h 3m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Game Theory for Economics | Intermediate | MIT Course: Game Theory for Economics | 31h 49m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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